Beyond bugs and glitches, the game is just incredibly unpolished, yes. Incredibly jarring to play this right after Death Stranding, which is one of the most polished games of the Gen.
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Is Fallen Order one of the most unpolished AAA game ever released? (Spoilers)
- Thread starter Zedelima
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If the only acceptable benchmark for a game being particularly unpolished is cherry-picked moments of pure ridiculousness, Fallen Order has those too.
Don't know why you need to spring for the hyperbole and start using the word "ever". It's certainly very unpolished but there have been less polished "AAA" games released.
Guess I got lucky, can't say I ever ran into anything egregious or game breaking during my playthrough, though animations were a bit rough. Honestly it's one of the prettier AAA titles I've seen, and the hair (at least on PC) is some of the most impressive I've seen in a game, particularly from the ship pilot's character. Art style was really well realized across the various planets too, though there were some areas on Kashyyyk that were a bit spotty as for general environmental detail. Overall though it was a fun game and a welcome return to having a new proper sp SW game.
It's definetly some of the worst I've ever played as far as polish goes, bugs of all kinds galore and so many mechanics feel clunky (especially anything related to movement) on top of looking weird animation wise.
That being said considering the game's focus (story) feels more than fine, I'd say other games have done their main focus worst (ie: Anthem). Still it's a shame the game was rushed as a couple more months of polish to make a 2020 release would have made a much better product (though likely less sales)
That being said considering the game's focus (story) feels more than fine, I'd say other games have done their main focus worst (ie: Anthem). Still it's a shame the game was rushed as a couple more months of polish to make a 2020 release would have made a much better product (though likely less sales)
No. There have been far, far worse throughout the years. Fallen Order is unpolished and buggy, but it generally works. Lots of games do not get that far.
On PC, the stuttering was really bad until the most recent patch for me on mulltiple PC's. Very annoying.
On PC, the stuttering was really bad until the most recent patch for me on mulltiple PC's. Very annoying.
I visited a planet today, and the level begins with my character in the water. A notification appeared at the top of the screen, saying "Swim boost".
Instead of telling me what button to press on the PS4 controller, it said "unbound". So I just floundered, clicking all the buttons to figure out how to swim fast.
Instead of telling me what button to press on the PS4 controller, it said "unbound". So I just floundered, clicking all the buttons to figure out how to swim fast.
Sharing these again from my playthrough on Pro and internal HDD.
Most glitchy AAA game that I played this year, for sure (and no, I didn't play Anthem)
Most glitchy AAA game that I played this year, for sure (and no, I didn't play Anthem)
Honestly, I would call it a AA game. No multiplayer, no season passes, dlcs, etc.. From a major publisher yes, but it's lacking the major publisher hallmark content buildup and rollout.
Well, it's the first blunder I noticed that took me out of the game and let me 'peek behind the curtain', it was all downhill from there. My favorite is when the Space Goats hit the terrain wrong, they fly off into the athmosphere.
Biggest piece of AAA cinematic trash this year.
I didn't have any of the issues that OP seemed to have. I thought the game was well-polished. I had no bugs, no technical hiccups that jarred me. Just really enjoyed playing the game!
Loved the last segments of the game.
Loved the last segments of the game.
Didn't Skyrim on PS3 have a save glitch where the more you played, your save file kept getting bigger and bigger until eventually the game would lag and crash? You think Fallen Order tops that?
I'm about 10 hours in on PC and I've not had a single bug or issue. I'm either incredibly lucky or am missing something here guys...
I'm playing this on X1X and only started to experience freezing (which I assume the game is trying to load the next area) after the latest patch. It's starting to get on my nerves. I'm playing on internal, btw.
That said. No? Not when we have Bethesda games...
That said. No? Not when we have Bethesda games...
The fact that the game is so derivative makes it worse too. When you're just copying/refining things we've already seen the trade off is supposed to be a highly polished end product.
You play this game and it's kind of baffling why it's so unpolished. A Bethesda open world game is buggy/janky as fuck but you can understand why to an extent.
You play this game and it's kind of baffling why it's so unpolished. A Bethesda open world game is buggy/janky as fuck but you can understand why to an extent.
You're not the only one. Jedi ranks right up there with Just Cause 3 as the most unfinished/unpolished product I've played this generation.
Fallen Order is just so damn inconsistent on base PS4. The tutorial area looks and runs fine, and then you go to Bogano, and it's a slide show. The world looks so bland with stuttering and pop-in galore. You then got to Zeffo, and once again, it looks and runs pretty well. Your hopes are dashed when you land in Kashyyyk though. Kashyyyk has got to be one of the most unpolished levels this generation. It pretty much runs the gambit of glitches. Everything is here; texture pop in, character pop-in, game freezes, frame pacing issues, frame rate issues, whole backgrounds missing from levels. The list goes on.
Seeing as most people own base PS4s and X1s, this is a really poor showing for most console gamers. We got hosed on this one.
My Steam count is at 32h, same thing...
I wonder why the PC version is so much better. More stable/better framerate, sure, I can understand. But the bugs? That shouldn't be platform dependent?
Derivative? Can you name me those other Star Wars games like it please, I'd love more
Didn't encounter a single bug on PC with almost 40 hours though I did have a few stutters and frame drops. On the other hand my friends with consoles had quite a few, nothing game breaking but a lot of annoying glitches and performance drops so it really seems to be a case of YMMV. For me JFO ended up being my GotY.
I haven't played most of the infamous cases so yes, JFO is among the worst I've played in that regard. Andromeda would be a close second but at least that didn't have so many frame drops and pop in everywhere.
Yeah I'm surprised it barely got nicked in reviews for this when people lost their minds for similar issues in games like Days Gone, Fallout 76, Anthem, etc.
Star Wars is the just the art style and story of the game. The gameplay elements and structure are very clearly based almost entirely on other games with very little to differentiate itself, to the point where it feels like a disjointed mish mash of "ideas" at some points. As has been explained umpteen times in the OT everything is derivative to some extent by now but Fallen Order is on another level.
Usually I would happily agree with this statement, but OP has a point.
Game was buggy as shit for me on a super powerful PC, so much jank. Every review I've seen mentions a lot of jank but the game is still great regardless; just not as polished as it should be.
Fallen Order is absolutely ambitious. Multiple planets which all, outside of the stormtroopers have completely different assets. Big unique set pieces for each planet. Non repeating boss fights. Balancing linear design with a focus on metroidvania inspired exploration ad a combat sandbox inspired by Dark Souls that also invokes the feeling of whenever a character in the films uses a lightsaber, Etc. And ofc, not being an iteration of something but being a game built by a new team at a studio not at all known for that type of title, it's very ambitious.
It's not even the most unpolished day game this gen
however it is certainly the most glitchiest andbuggy linearsingle player game I've ever experienced
like seriously 3+ enemies on screen causes the game and textures to buckle
clearly rushed by ea
however it is certainly the most glitchiest andbuggy linearsingle player game I've ever experienced
like seriously 3+ enemies on screen causes the game and textures to buckle
clearly rushed by ea
No not even close, Anthem, for one and I played it on PS4 Pro as well and didnt run into a lot of bugs either.
The game as a whole needed about 6 more months but that team pulled off something incredibly difficult so my hats off to them.
The game as a whole needed about 6 more months but that team pulled off something incredibly difficult so my hats off to them.
Bethesda gets a ton of shit for their lack of polish. There aren't really that many people, from what I've seen, saying Fallen Order is a bad game because of its issues. I loved it, but I can love a game and still complain about it being rushed out to coincide with other Star Wars media releases when it clearly needed more time to clean up its technical problems.
Can absolutely be platform dependent, lots of possible reasons why. Hard to elaborate in a short forum post (boarding a plane) but YES, VERY lol